novel-bin Chapter 211 Letter, 5 people
Chapter 211 Letter, 5 people
Chapter 211 Reply, Five People (First Update, Requesting Monthly Tickets)
In the hotel's study, Tsunade, wearing a bathrobe and with her long golden hair casually draped behind her head, sat upright at the desk, her left leg crossed over her right, her snow-white calves exposed, swinging idly.
Holding the data provided by Taiyi in her left hand, and a pen pressed against her rosy lips in her right, she pondered how to begin writing.
That's right, she was thinking about how to help Taiichi solve his problem.
Although she couldn't go to the front lines, both her own feelings for Konoha and Taiichi's request made it impossible for her to stand idly by.
After thinking for a moment, Tsunade sat up straight and placed the toxicological analyses of the fifteen poisons on the table one by one. Recalling her experience fighting Chiyo of Sunagakure during World War II, she gradually came up with a solution.
She looked at the fifteen analysis reports on the table and began to circle and mark them one by one, highlighting the parts she thought were important and writing down her own insights.
And so, one by one, until the last one was finished, Tsunade let out a long sigh and stretched, her ample bosom immediately becoming prominent, its beautiful curves enough to make any man swoon.
With a few cracking sounds from her joints, Tsunade looked up at the window. It was already dawn, and the night had passed.
Looking at the report paper on the table, which was already covered with writing, Tsunade couldn't help but feel proud. Her skills had not only not deteriorated, but had also improved considerably. It seemed that she could still be that brat Taiichi's teacher for a while longer.
So she decided to get everything done at once. Tsunade picked up her pen again and began writing a letter.
The opening line was a merciless mockery of Taiyi, implying that she didn't know who she was and that she thought she could fool her with such a small trick.
She then briefly talked about her recent situation, especially boasting that she was incredibly lucky at gambling and had won a lot of money, living a life of luxury every day.
God knows, Tsunade's stomach was growling when she wrote this, but she endured the hunger in order to brag in front of her disciples.
Finally, he gave Taiyi some pointers on how to deal with the poison. A poison that can rapidly regenerate like this must have one or two main components, with others slightly altered on top of these components, resulting in different symptoms.
Therefore, to completely solve this type of poison, we must find its core structure and fundamentally solve its poison-making mechanism.
This is the best solution for this type of poison.
At the end of the letter, Tsunade also expressed her regret that she didn't have much equipment and could only do some simple analysis for him, hoping it would be helpful.
After putting down her pen, Tsunade checked the letters again and, finding no problems, organized them together with all the report papers.
Without hesitation, she summoned a slug and asked it to deliver the message as soon as possible.
Seeing the slug disappear, Tsunade finally breathed a sigh of relief. That was all she could do to help, but she had faith in Taichi; this was enough for him to break Chiyo's poison.
The Land of Rivers, Konoha's frontline camp.
Early this morning, the camp was unusually noisy, as a large number of ninjas received orders from the central command tent to launch attacks on designated targets.
This is the strategy we discussed last night to intensify our attack on the Sunagakure front. Naturally, it won't be like a regular army, where a large number of ninja troops gather together for a frontal mass charge.
The profession and nature of ninjas dictate that their wars are often fought in small teams, involving infiltration, assassination, and sabotage of logistics to continuously weaken their opponents.
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Large-scale group battles do occur, but they are either pivotal battles or final showdowns.
When Yangping and Kakashi were awakened by the noise outside their rest tent, this was the scene they saw as they stepped out – at the camp gate, squads of ninjas were rapidly leaving. At the mission area, ninjas were going in and out, receiving their respective tasks.
"Is this... another war about to break out?" Obito was a little confused. They had just returned from the front lines and their injuries hadn't healed yet.
Thinking of his injuries, he subconsciously touched the cut on his left arm, but found nothing. Obito was stunned and immediately touched his entire body to confirm that his injuries had completely healed.
"Stop touching it. Taiyi must have healed everyone while we were sleeping." Yangping said calmly, covering one eye with one hand. He could feel that his vision had become clear again, obviously thanks to Taiyi's treatment.
Obito turned around and saw Yohei touching his eyes. He immediately thought of his own eyes. He took off the goggles on his head to use as a mirror, and channeled his chakra into his eyes. His originally dark eyes instantly turned scarlet, and a tomoe slowly rotated around the pupils of each eye.
After a brief silence, Obito's shoulders trembled slightly, then his whole body began to shake violently, making "hissing" sounds. Finally, he couldn't hold back any longer and burst into wild laughter.
"Hahaha, my eyes have been opened! I've finally opened my eyes!"
Beside them, Rin and Kakashi looked at each other in bewilderment. Although they knew that the Uchiha clan could awaken the Sharingan, they did not have a clear understanding of the reasons for awakening it or the differences before and after.
Although Obito always talked about what he would do after he awakened his Sharingan, it was never taken to heart. Therefore, it was really hard to empathize with Obito's excitement at this moment.
However, Yangping and Saori, one being an Uchiha and the other having gained a deep understanding of the Sharingan through their companions, could understand Obito's feelings at this moment.
After venting his anger, Obito immediately revealed his goofy nature, running to Kakashi's side and showing off, "Kakashi, look, look!"
He pointed to his Sharingan and kept moving closer to Kakashi, saying, "I've awakened my Sharingan! I've awakened my Sharingan! Now you're definitely no match for me."
Kakashi rolled his eyes, not wanting to pay any attention to this idiot. Even if this guy had a one-tomoe Sharingan, or even a three-tomoe Sharingan, he wouldn't be afraid of him.
Besides, he glanced at Obito sideways and knew that Obito was so arrogant that he would be taught a lesson soon, without him having to lift a finger.
Seeing that Kakashi ignored him, Obito turned to Rin, intending to show off to her as well, when he was suddenly punched on the head, instantly shattering all his smugness.
Obito turned back with teary eyes to look at Yohei, who was standing with his fists clenched. He felt incredibly wronged. He had already opened his eyes, so why was Yohei still hitting him?
"What's wrong? You've only got one tomoe Sharingan, and you're already so arrogant? Have you forgotten what happened when you awakened it?"
Yangping's words were like a wake-up call, and Obito immediately calmed down. He thought about how helpless he had been back then, how he hated his own weakness, and wondered why he hadn't worked harder in his training.
Obito lowered his head, his shoulders trembling slightly, his fists clenched so tightly that his nails dug deep into his palms.
Kakashi and Rin were also completely bewildered, not understanding what was going on. They had just been excited like madmen, but now they had suddenly calmed down. Had they really gone mad?
Seeing the two of them looking puzzled, Yang Ping thought about it and realized it wasn't a secret; many people in Konoha knew about it, so he explained it to them.
"The most common way for the Sharingan of the Uchiha clan to awaken is through intense emotional stimulation. And on the battlefield, what could be more stimulating than witnessing the death of a comrade?"
Although the words were simple, Kakashi and Rin were not stupid and immediately understood Obito's situation.
This is the eye that opened after Kakashi mistakenly thought Rin was going to die and was mentally traumatized. As for her current depressed state, Kakashi thought that even if she was still scared, she probably regretted not being able to protect Rin properly.
Just as the scene fell silent, a shout rang out from behind the crowd.
"Yohei, Kakashi, you guys come here right now!"
The five turned around and saw that it was Minato, whom they hadn't seen in a long time. They immediately ran over to him.
"Minato-sensei, when did you get back?" Kakashi asked first as soon as they arrived, since he was their mentor and they were more familiar with him.
"It's been two days!" Minato smiled and nodded to everyone, then said, "Come with me, Jiraiya-sensei has something to ask you."
With that, he waved his hand and led the five men toward the central command tent.
The five of them obediently followed behind Minato. Yangping and Kakashi exchanged a glance, both seeing a hint of understanding in each other's eyes—could the camp be so lively today because of what happened to them?
Entering the central command tent, one finds only Jiraiya and Shikaku present. They are in front of a large sand table, continuously planting flags on it, each flag representing a Konoha squad.
On the sand table, around each flag symbolizing Sunagakure, there were at least two Konoha flags. Even the five of them could see that, at least from the situation shown on the sand table, Konoha had the upper hand.
"Jiraiya-sensei, I've brought Yohei and the others over!" Minato said, interrupting Jiraiya and Shikaku, who were still setting up the flags.
Jiraiya put down the flag he was holding and looked up at the five people behind Minato. Because they were too exhausted yesterday, they had fallen asleep without tidying up. At this moment, Yohei and the others were still dressed in tattered clothes, with bloodstains all over their clothes, some of their own, but more of their enemies'. These were all cuts from Sunagakure weapons, which could be considered evidence that they had been attacked.
"You did a great job!" Jiraiya praised without hesitation. "To be able to persevere under those circumstances, your strength and willpower are unmatched by ordinary ninjas."
Yohei, Saori, and even Kakashi remained remarkably calm. They had a full understanding of their own strength, and although they were happy, they were quite restrained.
On the other side, Obito and Rin were quite different. Their joy was evident on their faces, and they seemed to enjoy Jiraiya's praise very much. If this were not the central command tent, Obito would probably have jumped up excitedly.
Seeing the five people's two completely different reactions, Jiraiya gained a general understanding of their personalities and then asked more questions.
"Tell me everything, from when you were ambushed by Sunagakure to when you were rescued by Taiichi. Also, come over here and point out the approximate location using the sand table."
Jiraiya beckoned to the five people, signaling them to come to the edge of the sand table.
Kakashi, Saori, Obito, and Rin all turned their gazes to Yohei, since he was the captain and it was natural for him to handle such reports.
Yang Ping, without hesitation, stepped forward and, after only a quick glance, found the location where they had been attacked for the first time. He then proceeded to explain the location in chronological order, pointing to the corresponding spots as he spoke.
But the further he went, the more blurred their location became. Eventually, he no longer knew where they were and could only recount what happened next.
Jiraiya, Shikaku, and Minato listened quietly without interrupting. After Yohei finished speaking, the other four didn't have anything to add.
Jiraiya then turned to Minato, "So, is there anything else you want to ask?"
Minato shook his head. "That's all. Based on their mission details and the location of the attack, we can roughly deduce the scope of the Sand Village's operation. However, this happened two days ago, so it's just for reference."
"Okay, just keep that in mind. Rescue as many as you can from those seven teams, but don't take any risks."
"Yes!" After saying that, there was a "bang" and the water gate turned into a puff of white smoke and disappeared from the spot.
"Shadow—Shadow Clone!"
Obito exclaimed in surprise, never expecting that the one who had been with them the whole time was actually Minato's shadow clone.
"Minato's main body went to rescue the other seven teams that were doing the same mission as you. This shadow clone stayed behind to see if it could get more information from you."
Seeing the confused looks on their faces, Shikaku smiled and explained to them that he knew their identities—some were disciples of Minato, and some were teammates of Taiichi—which was why he had such an attitude; otherwise, he wouldn't have explained to them.
"Lord Jiraiya, what mission does our team have next?" Yangping, realizing that there was nothing more for them to do, directly asked about the upcoming mission.
"Oh, you just came back from a mission that nearly killed you, aren't you going to rest for a bit?" Jiraiya asked curiously. Although there was a shortage of manpower, it was not like his ninjas were not given even a little time to rest.
Before Yangping could even speak, Obito behind him shouted, "Of course we have to continue the mission! Everyone's risking their lives, how can we just sit back and rest?"
Jiraiya looked at the five children in front of him. They were indeed just children. The oldest, Yohei, was only about twelve years old, and the youngest, Kakashi, was not even ten years old. However, their resolve surpassed that of most adult ninjas.
Jiraiya couldn't help but sigh, "Birds of a feather flock together. Those who can stay with Minato and Taichi will surely become pillars of the village in the future."
Thinking of this, his smile broadened, and he felt even closer to these five people. Even if there were two Uchiha among them, so what? At least they loved the village and their comrades!
Jiraiya then turned around, browsed the desk for a while, and handed a mission scroll to Yohei.
"The missions were all arranged beforehand and shouldn't be changed. However, there happens to be a flexible mission here, and I see that you are all capable enough, so I'll assign this mission to you."
Yang Ping happily accepted the mission scroll, opened it, and saw that the mission was exactly what he wanted. He immediately stood up straight, bowed, and shouted, "I guarantee I will complete the mission!"